Al-Marrakushi (moon crater)
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| position | 10.48 ° S , 55.74 ° E | |
| diameter | 9 km | |
| Card sheet | 80 (PDF) | |
| Named after | al-Marrakushi (1256-1321) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Al-Marrakushi is a small, free-standing impact crater in the southeast hemisphere of the visible part of the moon in the eastern part of the Mare Fecunditatis . It has a round, symmetrical shape. The inner walls slope evenly towards the center. The mare in its vicinity is marked by radiation material from the conspicuous crater Langrenus in a northeastern direction .
It was known as Langrenus D until it was renamed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976 .
Web links
- Al-Marrakushi in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS